Longtime HIV patient is effectively cured after stem cell transplant

The man is among a handful who have gone into remission after the procedure, but it is not an option for most people with the virus

A 66-year-old man with HIV is in long-term remission after receiving a transplant of blood stem cells containing a rare mutation, raising the prospect that doctors may someday be able to use gene editing to re-create the mutation and cure patients of the virus that causes AIDS, a medical team announced Wednesday.
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